Each beader was paired up with another jewelry designer and tasked with sending the following:

~ A focal~ A special clasp (not just a lobster claw)~ Some coordinating spacers or beads

Using the focal and the clasp was mandatory, but we could use anything from our own stash to round out the rest, and choose to use the coordinating beads or not.

I've seen posts on Lori Anderson's blog about the Bead Soup for a few years now and thought that the concept was good! It allows designers to share some of their own stash and in turn get some from their partners to play with!

This year I joined this event thinking, "Maybe Lori can pair me up with a glass bead maker!" and she did!
Cheryl K Roe.
There was a catch! We had to be sure that we sent our partners pieces and colors that they don't usually work with but nothing that they would hate.
My partner made a focal flower out of glass with a bubblegum pink center, transparent amethyst petals and black "pollen" spots. She also sent a couple more transparent flowers, some black frosted/matte raked beads, and an assortment of spacers, faceted beads, transparent pressed glass leaves and a floral clasp.

So, using what Cheryl sent me,
I added some matte gold to the petals and leaves in order to tone down the shine to match better with the black matte beads and I added on some rhinestones to tie the colors together with the foiled & faceted beads.
~*THANK YOU CHERYL!!!*~

Lori wanted everyone to work outside of their comfort zone and let me just say, I did!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Take a look if you are into the miniature sweets & charms I make.
I've posted most if not all of the photos to my blog over the last few months.
Many of my followers are new so I thought I'd share the link.
:o)
Here- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XErAdbFers

Sunday, February 20, 2011

If you are in NYC or willing to travel to Queens on Tuesdays, College Point Cinema, (by the DMV, not far from Main Street Flushing, LaGuardia Airport, Citi Field...) offers tickets to ALL movies on TUESDAYS for just ~*$6.00!!!!*~
Now your family of 7 can see a 3D movie for just $42.00 instead of over $115.00!!!
2 can see one 3D movie for less than the usual price for 1 ticket!
We pay $16.50 around here for one 3D ticket. Not sure what you pay but $6.00 per ticket is a HUGE deal!

For your entertainment- a piece of screen- a screen patch with a very small polymer cupcake on top!
The "pearl" in the center is a gold no hole bead. One of Suze Weinberg's BeaDazzles. I think it's about the size of a grain of sugar?

Friday, February 11, 2011

I don't know many who can say that they vividly remember their first birthday party.
I remember mine.
One of my favorite parts of the party was the way the cake was decorated with candles.
The little duckies that held my birthday candles were so cute.
While thinking of cute cake decorations I came up with this...
I made this yesterday. Just for fun.

This is what I looked like close to the age of 1. :o)
The above is a photo of a brooch I made for myself several years ago.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

"We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted withthe fierce urgency of now.In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected with a lost opportunity. The tide in the affairs of men does not remain at flood -- it ebbs. We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is adamant to every plea and rushes on. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words, "Too late."

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